The Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant has served more than 100 billion gallons of high-quality, locally controlled water over the past seven years – a milestone passed in late October, as California entered a fourth consecutive year of severe drought.
Due to the persistence of California’s unprecedented megadrought, capturing rainfall when it occurs is a conservation priority. Several water districts in North San Diego County are offering discounted rain barrels.
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County/by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribune / Ramona Sentinelby Joshua Emerson Smith and Julie Gallant Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
The cost of water has over last two decades risen dramatically across San Diego County as a result of investments in desalination, ongoing maintenance, ever-increasing energy prices and unprecedented conservation.
Even as worsening drought and aridification force Los Angeles to end its overwhelming dependence on imported water, Angelenos may soon realize that weaning themselves off supplies from the rugged eastern Sierra Nevada doesn’t mean they will stop paying for the city’s long, complicated history there. That’s because, even if the city is able to make […]
Carlsbad Desalination Plant Celebrates 100 Billion Gallons Served
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Water News Network Quoted: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe Claude “Bud” Lewis Carlsbad Desalination Plant has served more than 100 billion gallons of high-quality, locally controlled water over the past seven years – a milestone passed in late October, as California entered a fourth consecutive year of severe drought.
Water Districts Offer Discounted Rain Barrels
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Water News NetworkDue to the persistence of California’s unprecedented megadrought, capturing rainfall when it occurs is a conservation priority. Several water districts in North San Diego County are offering discounted rain barrels.
Here’s Why The Price of Water Fluctuates So Much Across San Diego County
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribune / Ramona Sentinelby Joshua Emerson Smith and Julie Gallant Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe cost of water has over last two decades risen dramatically across San Diego County as a result of investments in desalination, ongoing maintenance, ever-increasing energy prices and unprecedented conservation.
L.A.’s Quest for Water Leaves Costly Bill: Higher Rates for Customers, Choking Air Pollution
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Louis SahagúnEven as worsening drought and aridification force Los Angeles to end its overwhelming dependence on imported water, Angelenos may soon realize that weaning themselves off supplies from the rugged eastern Sierra Nevada doesn’t mean they will stop paying for the city’s long, complicated history there. That’s because, even if the city is able to make […]